Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-26
FINANCE AND TRADE.

szLTrLE. Wednesday. May q.
The prospects FOR the strawberry crop for
1851 are vsry promising. Reports come from
The east ,ids Of Lake Washington to the e.
feet that be Eies viii probably make their sp-
psaranee in the SEATTLE marks; next week.
There are about forty acres 10 berries near
H0ughton. and 9 great many families derive
from that source nearly their sntiFe support
Ia good year the yield from enc or two acres
will support an ordinary family
Owing to the large shipmeats Of new pota-
toes coming in, the prize has declined. 1t
vas announced today that potAtoSs, old or
new. would vholesals ct - cents per pound.
IL IL not likely that many old potstoes remain
10 the keeping Of the growers. aRd 1t is quite
certain hat the price viii decline from this
on.
PRODUCE RECEiPT5-Past a hours 10.
clude boxes eggs. II boxes buttsr. s. tons
hay, IS sacks potatoes, IS sacks w0ol $50
pounds hAlibut, . hoga. There we're also re
eeised $40 900 shingles from Sedro AID n
cars general mechanics. Tea tons Of general
merchandise, ] ton barley and tons feed
wsrs received fiom the Puget Mil Company
70 be shipped 10 T. D Smith Of Laweil.
SHIPMENTS - General merchandise and
produce we're shipped from Seattle during
past "a hours Is follows: Steamer Idaho
tons. fleetwood tons, Eliza Anderson stons
Nellie "a tons, Washington Is toas, Glide u
tons; May QaeeR IS tens, Fanny Lake i
ions, O. P. 5. r z. Is tons, and P. 5. 8. L.
II tons.
vEGETApLEs-Rstail prices rule as fol-
lows: Csulih1wer IS cents each or for 25
aafE sFtr - - z
cents. cabbage 2sgS cents, string beAss 10
cents. peas cents, rhubarb 5 cents, toma.
tees Is cents per pound turLips. c4rrots; par
ships and teets 10 cents per q Zen bunehes.
CELERY 10 cents per bunch. onions and rad.
ishes % eenfs PER dozen punches.
tRUTTS-Califoruia fruits retail as follow :
Oranges 1890 cents per dezen, and add by
he box Los An eles. S2G4; Riverside, 50 50
@: navels, S5.2tG6; Malta blood. IS. 50tSs so.
Lemons, 40c per dozen; b. the boz, Sicily
10 50; California. $4-25ta4 so. Bananas, 400
soc Der dozen; Cherries, sc per pound or DC
9tl. 10 per box. Aprieots. 20c PSF pound.
sEEDs-Retail pTic Per posnd are as fol-
lows: Field seeds-red clover lac, Whit
clover 22c, AIsyke clover 1Sc, orchard grAs,
DOC, timothy exc, mesquite l2c. alfalfa lse
rsd top i2c, Australian rge 2ke. GGrdeI
seeds-beaa Zoe, beat.s0e, carrot 7se, cora 20e
lettuce 81, muskmeloa TSc, watermelon Tsc
radish 81, spinach Acc, turnip 75e, and ruts
bsga Coo.
Decline noted to-day. Whole
sale, new or old, lie per pound; retail, "a
&c per pound.
BUTTER Market unchanged. Retail! price,
quoted AZ 40tg50c per rolL
keGS-Ofegon eggs Wholesale al Isc
Nashir gon eggs wsOltsale 81 23o and retail
81 25c pc dozen
CHEESE Califo MIA and Eastern eheess
-siai g. 2oeS25e per pound No Washington
cheese 10 the market.
CHiOkESS-Wholessle s., retail Sc pc
dcRsn.
ONIoNS-New onions from California Jus
arriving In thia market. quote 2a2kc pe
pound.
HoPS-Esiimstss show coed prospects 70
an excellent crrp for the entire coast. Grow
srA are very much encouraged in this neigh
borhO01
HAY-yery seG.cs. Quote: JosbIng SIS
retail Ss7. so per ton.
oAIs-Whoiesale f3C.GSs per tor, retail 8
PEI GENITAL Dealers sre paying $332s5 pc
ton delivered here
wHEAT-whOlss4io s3s per On. retail 5
per GENITAL.
fLoUR-Good eemard wholesale 81 7sa
40, retail SOS. Is per barrel.
AiLLsf Z FfS-Bran, wholesale. sos ma
tor, retail, $50 PEI GENITAL; shorts, who sss Ie
80 per ton, retail 81 60 per GENITAL; chop feed
een,al.
OIL CAKE MEAL Wholesale as per ton
TeiAil xc per pound.
BEEF-Dealers pay She to &c per pound OF
loot, wholesale, dressed, 1oe; retail. l2h4a5,
per pound
hUfroN-Deaiers pay axe to SC on foot
Whoiesale. dressed, l0c. r,tnl g. 20 ISc Del
pound.
Pokk-Dealers pay Sc 20 Sac per pouAd n
ioo'' wholesale. dressed. &C.; retail, 10, TO Is,
per pOuad.
PROVISIONS Ret u prices Quoted As fol
lows; Hams l50Si7c Per pound, bacon iisalBc
lard llest2Ac Per pound. Cotton seed oil 7sc
per gallon.
COAL-Retsii 81 PER TOP 1t the hunk.rs.
WOOD -ketAI. c9fd wood, s. 80; stove
cord delivered.
LUhBER-Roush common 81 per NJ; 10 r.
ing, Sl4gls. 10 stIs ard quality: dEesstd luu.
Der, SlseSl9; rustic. sf4zls: dresses Gle r
cellar; 50; door iamhs, pulley styles. etc $40
per Nj pleeetz. &c each; laths, % Der M;
Shingles, s. par N
lkoN-Fouaders pay ss4dS3o per too for
pig iUn,